hundreds are recovering.. after a deadly train accident in new jersey. the chaotic scene witnesses saw.. as the train crashed into the station. ((kirsten joyce)) >> plus -- parents want their money back! what the state supreme court ruled on the controversial e-s-a program. ((michelle mortensen)) >> and, a windy weekend starts off the month of october. sherry explains the big cooldown that's coming with it. ((kirsten joyce)) >> 8 news now good day, the valley's news leader, starts right now./// ((now, live...this is 8 ((michelle mortensen)) >> today... federal investigators are sifting through the wreckage in new jersey to figure out what happened before a train barreled through hoboken station and crashed a barrier. thanks for joining us, i'm michelle mortensen. kirsten joyce >> and i'm kirsten joyce. one woman was killed... and more than 1-hundred more were injured. 8 news now reporter michael stevens is in studio this morning... tracking the latest on the

>> kirsten, michelle... c-b-s news confirms federal investigators have recovered the data recorder at the rear of the train... there are two data recorders at the front of the train that officials have not been able to recover yet... the investigation continues this morning as thousands of commuters who travel in and out of hoboken, new jersey find another way to get to work. (( emergency call broadcastify.com)) ((michael stevens)) the historic hoboken terminal commuters this morning...as federal investigators work to recover more evidence from the mangled new jersey transit train inside. (( bella dinh-zarr // ntsb vice chairwoman)) "the canopy of the building is on top of the controlling car// additionally because of the age of the building, there is the possibility of asbestos." ((michael stevens)) witnesses say the train was traveling at a high speed when it slammed through a barrier and into the platform. (( passenger)) the lights went off and people started screaming. ((michael stevens))

help the injured...includi ng this pregnant woman: (( alexis valle // pregnant passenger)) the baby is fine but the ceiling of the train fell on my head ((michael stevens)) 34-year-old fabiola bittar de kroon, a wife and mother, was killed by debris from the crash as she stood on the platform. (( shruti bali // hoboken resident)) it started out as a regular day for that poor woman and her family no longer has her so yeah it's kind of scary ((michael stevens)) n-t-s-b investigators are questioning the train's engineer as they try to piece together what went wrong. the engineer thomas gallagher was injured in the accident but released from the hospital yesterday. years of experience as an engineer. (( penny jones // neighbor)) he just loves, loves his job. we're just so sad. ((michael stevens)) officials will also be looking at whether 'positive train control' could have prevented the incident. the automatic breaking system deploys when trains run above the speed limit...but had not yet been installed on the tracks. ((michael stevens)) >> officials will be reviewing video from the train's outward facing cameras. another accident occurred at this same train station on mother's day in 2011. 34 people were injured.

right now.. we want to get a check on your forecast. ((brian loftus)) >> sherry swensk is here with that. ((sherry swensk)) we say goodbye to september today and we'll warm up just a bit we say goodbye to september to bit heading into the weekend. .............. temps in the 70s and some 60s around the valley right now with a few clouds. ................... temps reaching low 90s today and then a windy weekend before a big cool down next week. ((sherry swensk)) demetria, how are the

((demetria obilor))

there's a wreck on eastbound lake mead near rainbow. there's a wreck on eastbound a wreck on lake mead/nellis and south jones, south of 215. eastbound lane closures on 215 at south decatur for emergency bridge repairs back to you./// ((michelle mortensen)) u-s 95 was closed for

than three hours.. between flamingo and boulder highway.. after a suspect ran across the freeway to get away from police. he was later hit and killed by a truck. police were investigating a shooting from september 22-nd.. and wanted to talk to the man. they pulled him over ... but the man got out of the car and ran into trai freeway.// ((kirsten joyce)) this morning, a kingman police officer is recovering.. after a shootout with a suspect. officers were serving a search warrant.. for stolen property at a home, on miami avenue. that's when police say 53- year- old jeffrey clair drew his gun and fired it.... a shootout followed, and an officer was hit... the suspect was also shot, and later died on scene: (( dennis desantis / kingman: "it's a shame that it happens. unfortunately with the line of work the police are in...it will happen and i'm happy to see the officers are safe and i'm sorry that

shame. it's a bad thing either way around." )) ((kirsten joyce)) >> the bullhead city police department is investigating the shooting. it's protocol to have the investigation done by an outside agency. the officer recovering... is in serious, but stable condition. /// ((michelle mortensen)) thousands of parents are now left in limbo.. after the state supreme court reached a decision... to put the e-s-a program on hold. the state supreme court ruled the funding mechanism was unconstitional and the program source. more than four- thousand parents have already registered their child in private schools... and they want a check from the state to cover the price. c-c-s-d sent a statement on the e-s-a ruling... saying --quote-- "during the esa testimony in the 2015 legislative session, ccsd expressed significant concern. we will monitor the situation to determine any future impact on ccsd." /// ((kirsten joyce)) project neon is causing all sorts of closures around the spaghetti bowl.

"what's driving you crazy?" ((michelle mortensen)) >> and, and one of the most extreme haunted houses in las vegas opens tonight! we'll give you a sneak peek with what fright dome has in store.. this halloween season. /// ((you're watching the valley's news leader... with brian loftus, kirsten joyce, sherri swensk and demetria

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((michelle mortensen)) tonight is your chance to get scared out of your skin... at one halloween attractions. ((kirsten joyce)) >> "fright dome" is rolling out the black carpet for its opening night... joining us this morning is jason egan, owner of the fright dome.

of hauntrepreneur jason egan, fright dome at circus circus has been horrifying the masses since 2003. egan's many years in the industry and passion for all things terrifying culminate to make fright dome one of the top

named as one of the best haunted houses in the nation by usa today's "10best for 2015" and recognized as one of the nation's most extreme haunted attractions for 2014 by travel channel, fright dome is celebrating its 14th anniversary in 2016. taking over the adventuredome at circus circus las vegas the entire month of october, fright dome will feature 250,000 scare feet of fear, six new haunted houses, u this haunted theme park features dark, fog-filled attractions complete with ghoulish and gore-clad professional actors. not appropriate for children under 12. sherry how's the weather today?

((sherry swensk))

we have quite a drop in temps coming for several days. ................... in highs today though will be with low 90s. lows will stay mild until next week when they chill down to the 50s. .................... and something else for the honey do list - you can change your sprinkler clocks to water any time during the day or night you'd like starting tomorrow.

the time of day restrictions go away. ................ low pressure sinking south along the west coast and will turn inland this weekend and that will get those winds cranking with fire weather watches posted for sunday. ............. highs will drop dramatically to extra cool 70s next monday and last a couple of days. ((sherry swensk)) back to you./// ((kirsten joyce))

class, two schools teaming up for a talent show, and training future leaders of the classroom... in brian's "what's cool at school" recap! ((brian loftus)) high school can overwhelm anyone, and western high school is addressing those student stressors with a new yoga program.... students and staff can now take by professional yoga instructors.... joyce sportsman founder, try (trauma recovery yoga) "everybody that came together to make this happen, it's a beautiful project, and everyone's heart is really in it, and you can feel that." ((brian loftus)) the great need for this healthful, holistic practice is evident in the popularity among students..... sharelle moore senior "i'm going to be here every day - i need to work on these muscles." alejandra alvarez senior "i'm excited for this program, i just, i just can't believe that it's here." ((brian loftus)) two local elementary schools - robert lake and ruby thomas -

their students. it's a chance for some kids to find a love of performing.....st udents showed courage and pride when taking the stage.... zakiyah green 5th grade "on stage, since i have support....my friends support me, it's fun, and my teacher, she supports me, and she makes it fun." ((brian loftus)) staff wanted these students to feel the freedom and fun of trying something new, and maybe discover a love of the arts joseph buck pta president - robert e. lae them experience the arts in a way that they're going to enjoy." ((brian loftus)) the future leaders of our kids classrooms, are still kids themselves! but at east career and technical academy - they are already training for a career in education jamie stevens junior "i've always loved kids, i like kids a lot, and i feel like it's giving back to the community to teach kids." carlos lainez junior "it's pretty fun beause you get to use what comes out of your mind.....you get to be very creative." ((brian loftus)) a program called tiny titans

it's a pre-school lab where twenty pre-k kids give these high-schoolers the opportunity to hone their skills... linda bouch early childhood education teacher "and when they come back to visit me and tell me that they got their credential, and they're teaching 2nd grade - that's awesome!" ((brian loftus)) and that's what's cool at school ((kirsten joyce)) the polls are open! vote for one of these three programs, and the program with the most votes get 250 bucks . to send us your ideas... go las vegas now dot com.. click on "sections"... and coot the "community" tab. or send us an email... cool at school at las vegas now dot com./// let's get a check of the roads with demetria. /// let's send it over to demetria for a check of traffic./// ((demetria obilor)) traffic on flamingo is slowing down around mountain vista due to construction work. use desert inn as an alternate. the mlk on-ramp to northbound 95 is closed right now. use rancho as an alternate.

((michelle mortensen)) more and more criticism the details angry lawmakers want to know.. about its illegal sales practices. ((kirsten joyce)) >> plus -- robots could soon start looking after your child. why investors say there's competition for your neighborhood babysitter. /// ((michelle mortensen))

politics should never come before basic health care, but that's the choice joe heck keeps making. women like me rely on planned parenthood for checkups and cancer screenings, but congressman joe heck voted ten times to take away their funding. heck even threatened

for planned parenthood. shutting down the government... taking away access to lifesaving care... just to score political points. joe heck should be ashamed. women vote is responsible

you have more choices for babysitters.... how about considering a robot for that.... ((kirsten joce for cable box fees. jill wagner joins us live from wall street. good morning jill. good morning michelle and kirsten! concern about deutsch bank... sparked a sell off in the financial sector. the dow dropped 195 points. the nasdaq fell 49 points. the f-c-c abruptly canceled a

companies to offer free streaming apps for their subscribers. f-c-c head tom wheeler had said it would save americans hundreds of dollars on cable box rentals. but yesterday he tabled the vote-- and said the plan still needs more discussion. cable companies ope it was round two on capitol hill--- for wells fargos ceo... lawmakers questioned john stumpf about the company's fake bank account scandal. he apologized again... one lawmaker says she's introducting a bill to break up the bank. and another questioned why stumpf sold 13 million dollars worth of stock... after finding out about the scandal.// he denied any insider trading.// michelle and kirsten? ((kirsten joyce)) >> q: and baby sitting is

robot... watch your kids? check out i-pal... it's a three foot tall robot... that can sing, dance and play games. the inventors say parents can watch and chat with their kids remotely... via a smartphone.// /// demetria obilor as project neon continues, drivers should expect a variety of lane closures, especially

this coming monday... desert lane will shut down permanently between charleston and hastings. toward the end of the week, you'll start seeing more lane restrictions on westbound bonneville between i-15 and mlk. the exit to mlk from southbound i-15 and northbound 95 will shut down. that's scheduled for next friday. traffic will be detoured to rancho drive off us 95 north. you can stay on top of all of these closures by visiting ndot project neon dot com. it will bea traffic alerts and progress updates. what's driving you crazy? remember, you can write me at. traffic 8 at las vegas now dot com. back to you.///

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america runs on dunkin'. a new jersey train crash has left one dead and 100- injured. what commuters witnessed as the train came barreling through the station. ((michelle mortensen)) >> plus -- making a marriage? dr. phil sits down with a las vegas secretary.. to talk about her engagement with "making a murder"'s steven avery. ((kirsten joyce)) >> and, cool fall weather is about to hit the valley. sherry explains j ((michelle mortensen)) >> 8 news now good day, the valley's news leader, starts right now./// ((now, live...this is 8 news now good day.)) ((michelle mortensen)) >> new information this morning into that train crash in new jersey. good morning everyone, i'm michelle mortensen in for brian. kirsten joyce >> and i'm kirsten joyce. investigators say the train that crashed into the hoboken

and the n-t-s-b says it will spend the next 7-10 days investigating the scene to determine exactly what happened. ((michelle mortensen)) >> 8 news now reporter michael stevens is in studio this morning with the latest. good morning, michael? ((michael stevens)) >> kirsten, michelle... the big question at this hour is why the train never slowed down before crashing into the hoboken terminal... just before 9-am yesterday. the crash killed one woman waiting on the platform... and injured more than 100 others. the n-t-s-b believes some clues could be found in the train's which was pulled last night. but it will take some time to recover the second one. right now, the n-t-s-b is looking into all possible factors that could have led to the crash. commuters who survived and witnessed the crash describe the chaotic scene: (( ) at the end of every track there's a bumper, a steel bumper, it went right through the bumper and right onto the platform)) (( ) there was just this impact, and it sounded like an explosion. and we were stunned. (( ) the speed seemed normal: but as we got closer,

know, did not slow down at all.)) ((michael stevens)) >> the engineer of the train has been identified as 48-year-old thomas gallagher -- an employee of new jersey transit for 29 years. gallagher was treated for his injuries and released from a local hospital. new jersey's governor says he is coorporating with investigators. this morning... the new jersey transit service remains suspended. kirsten, michelle? ((michelle mortensen)) >> michael, you say gallagher has been with the transit agency for 29 years... do we know how long he's been an engineer? ((michael stevens)) >> a union roster shows he started as an engineer about 18 years ago. michelle? ((kirsten joyce)) right now.. we want to get a check on your forecast. ((brian loftus)) >> hi sherry, how's the weather looking today?

right now and it's feeling great for we say goodbye to september today and we'll warm up just a bit heading into the weekend. .............. temps in the 70s and some 60s

................... temps reaching low 90s today and then a windy weekend before a big cool down next week. demetria, how are the roads doing?

((demetria obilor)) there's a crash on jones, south of 215. it looks like it's on the southbound side of traffic. minimal delays in the area. eastbound traffic is down to one lane on eastbound 215 and emergency bridge gap repairs. crews are scheduled to be in the area through 10am.

to host next month's presidential debate. october 19-th. leaders from the lvcva and u-n-l-v met and approved the funds. u-n-l-v president len jessup told 8 news now... between five to seven thousand journalists will be on campus for the debate. ./// ((kirsten joyce)) we're also learning more information on the upcoming senate debate... which will be co-hosted by 8 news now and univision. the hour-long debate between congressman joe heck and former nevada attorney general catherine cortez masto... will be held at canyon springs high school in north las vegas... october 14-th at 7 p-m....

and we want you to sumbit your questions for both candidates! you can do that on our facebook page. /// ((kirsten joyce)) >> 8 news now is your local election headquarters... on air and online at las vegas now dot com. /// ((kirsten joyce)) an 80's toy is making a surprise comeback... with a brand new makeover. ((michelle mortensen)) >> the new updates toy makers made to teddy ruxpin.. that story coming up after the break.. on 8 news now good day. /// ((demetria obilor)) when i was one year old, i was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer on my spinal chord.

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the toy world is buzzing this morning... with the return of the new teddy ruxpin doll. the teddy bear from the 1980's just underwent a major makeover. this new version still tells stories like the old one... but the the new doll now has bluetooth

stories. he also has touch sensors so kids can start, pause, and fast forward.. just by touching his hand. if you're thinking of getting one... you're going to have to wait until next fall. /// sherry how's the weather today? ((sherry swensk))

we have quite a drop in temps coming for several days. ................... highs today though will be with low 90s. lows will stay mild until next week when they chill down to the 50s. .................... ................ low pressure sinking south along the west coast and will turn inland this weekend and that

for sunday. ............. gusty winds in the mountains start today. highs will drop dramatically to extra cool 70s next monday and last a couple of days. ((sherry swensk)) back to you./// ((michelle mortensen)) the popular netflix show "making a murderer" is heading to dr. phil. in an exclusive interview, dr. phil will sit down with steven avery's new fiancee... las vegas legal

earlier this year... and just met him face- to- face two weeks ago. avery also discussed with dr. phil of his pending nuptials... and how he hopes brad pitt wll potray him in a film about his life. avery was convicted in 2007 for the murder of teresa holbach... and is currently serving life in prison. you can catch the exclusive interviews on dr. phil this monday and tuesday. /// ((kirsten joyce)) airlin boost in wifi connection. internet provider "go-go" is partnering with 17- airlines... and says it's planning a complete overhaul to its networking equipment. the company plans on making it 10- times faster.. meaning you'll finally be able to stream video on your devices. the price will also come down... it'll be about two- years until the rollout happens./// let's take a look on the roads with demetria. /// let's send it over to demetria for a check of traffic.///

and us 95 in the spaghetti bowl. there's a bunch of construction on the strip near convention center drive. it may be part of the county's convention center drive improvement project, but it's not clear.

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she saw the boots and fell for fall all over again. was she expecting to find the perfect designer boots at such an amazing price? no. but that's the beauty of a store full of surprises.

((kirsten joyce)) start your week on 8 news now d mayors." each week we'll hear from one of our southern nevada mayors. on monday, we'll be talking with mayor carolyn goodman. you can submit your questions on las vegas now dot com... and then tune in on monday during the 6am newscast.. to see if your question was answered.// ((sherry swensk)) the countdown to halloween starts tomorrow... but the fun has already started at disneyland resort in california. and the ride that everyone is dying to get on... is "the twilight zone: tower of terror". joining us live from the

to talk about all the halloween festivities going on throughout

((kirsten joyce))

forecast. ((brian loftus)) >> sherry swensk is here with that. ((sherry swensk)) temps not scary at all for 80s and even upper 70s. ............ winds will get scary for us this weekend... and then much cooler next week. temps cool down fast with highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s.hs in the 70s and lows ((sherry swensk))

flipped the switch on two signals along blue diamond at fort apache and el capitan way. new signals are being constructed in mountain's edge

mountain's edge parkway. back to you./// ((mauricio marin)) a new spray on nail polish claims to be the answer to your prayer when it comes to do it yourself manicures... but does it wor >> coming up at six i give it the try it before you buy it test to see if it actually delivers what it promises. those stories and more.. coming up on 8 news now good day, the valley's news leader.///

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coast after a deadly train crash in new jersey. now investigators try to piece together answers. ((kirsten joyce)) >> plus... education savings accounts are on hold after their funding is ruled unconstitutional. why there is still time for the law to be adjusted. ((michelle mortensen)) >> and...